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Trump calls Puerto Rico hurricane effort an 'unsung success' – here's the reality

The president’s comment, made as Hurricane Florence nears the US, ignored the government’s slow response and crisis that lingers

Donald Trump’s definition of an “unsung success” was immediately questioned on Tuesday when he used those words to describe the federal government’s response to Hurricane Maria.

His comments, made as churns the US, ignored the stark reality that the US

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